EMPOWERING STUDENTS THROUGH SONGWRITING

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1 DICK & JANE WEEK SPONSORSHIP PACKET 2017

2 OUR IMPACT EMPOWERING STUDENTS THROUGH SONGWRITING The Dick & Jane Project is a 501(3)c non-profit organization based in Columbus Ohio. The Project, founded in 2010, hosts collaborative workshops where middle school students are partnered with local musicians and producers to create radio-ready songs. The students write the lyrics and the musicians transform their words into song. Using music as the catalyst, The Dick & Jane Project inspires students to want to write, an experience that lasts far beyond our workshops. Dick & Jane Week takes place September 30 - October 8, We partner with local music venues, businesses, bands, organizations, and individuals to organize events around Columbus to raise funds and awareness for The Dick & Jane Project. Money raised during each event goes toward funding songwriting experiences for the upcoming year. Our sponsors make it possible to reach more people, raise more funds, and create a bigger impact. Project songwriting experience, 79% of students agreed with the statement I think people take my writing seriously. I feel pretty good about myself. I think it s impressive for me, personally, because it s just some kids that want to do it, and then all of sudden there s people that make it a big thing. Project songwriting experience, 100% of students agreed with the statement It is important to revise my writing. When you edit it and you realize what you ve done and how far you ve gotten through the process, it makes you feel good about yourself. It gives you that confidence. It helps you be able to say oh, let s change this to make it better. Project songwriting experience, 96% of students agreed with the statement Dick & Jane helped me understand how to use my creativity. 79% 100% 96% *taken from the survey results of 29 eighth grade students at Berwick K-8 Alternative School.

3 DICK & JANE WEEK 2016 SUMMARY 17 DICK & JANE WEEK Dick & Jane Week takes place in early October. We partner with local music venues, businesses, bands, organizations, and individuals to organize events around Columbus to raise funds and awareness for The Dick & Jane Project. Dick & Jane Week is about to enter its third year, and this year we are focused on ramping up the scale, diversity, and reach of our events. Examples ways that we raise funds during Dick & Jane Week include: OUR ANNUAL KICKOFF EVENT The Dick & Jane Week kickoff event occurs on the first night (Saturday) of Dick & Jane Week. This intimate, exclusive event is a Venues involved great way to get to know more about what we do, meet our staff and board members, and enjoy live music in a comfortable setting. BENEFIT CONCERTS Columbus has a wealth of talent when it comes to local bands and musicians. During Dick & Jane Week we partner with music venues to book some of the best acts in town to play. HAPPY HOURS & RESTAURANT EVENTS We work with our favorite bars and restaurants around town to host happy hours and other short events during the work week. A percentage of sales during the specified time slot is then donated to The Dick & Jane Project. WORKSHOPS We gather experts in our community to create music-related workshops for people of all ages and abilities. These can be anything from guitar building for kids, hip hop production workshops for musicians, and more. FAMILY EVENTS Not everyone can make it to a concert or a happy hour. During both weekends we will host an open family eventwhich will involve live music, games, listening parties, raffles, and more. 21 Dick & Jane Week events 50 Local bands performed 550+ unique event attendees

4 SPONSORSHIP LEVELS $5,000 PRESENTING SPONSOR Dick & Jane Week 2017, presented by Your Company Name. Your business name will be mentioned at every marketing opportunity for the months leading up to Dick & Jane Week 2017, including on our posters, on the front of our Dick & Jane week guides, on our t-shirts, and in our radio spots on WCBE. $1,500 EXECUTIVE PRODUCEER Cover the cost of an entire Dick & Jane Project song. You will be listed as a producer on a song that students write in the school year and will be mentioned or included in all marketing materials for that song, including radio play. Additionally, you will recieve the perks of being a Publicist (see right.) $500 STAGE MANAGER Your business will be presented as a stage sponsor for one of our Dick & Jane Week concerts. A banner with your business logo will be displayed on stage in addition to all the perks of being a Publicist (see right.) $250 PUBLICIST Your name or business logo will be prominently displayed in our Dick & Jane Week Guide and on the backs of our official T-Shirts. You will also recieve a shout out on our website and in our social media posts. $100 ROADIE Lend a hand! Get a shout out from us on our website, on social media, and in the support section of our Dick & Jane Week guide.

5 Ben Shinabery, Executive Director - ben@thedickandjaneproject.org Stephanie Ewen, Director of Operations -